The best Golden Triangle tour for UAE-based travellers with a long weekend is our 4-Day Private Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with your own car, driver and licensed guide, from $270 per person, two travellers sharing. With a full week, our 7-Day Private Golden Triangle gives each city more room, and our Golden Triangle with Udaipur adds a lake city in Rajasthan.
This page is for people who live in the UAE, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or the other emirates, and want to see Delhi, Agra and Jaipur without a long trip. Delhi is a short flight from the Gulf, and direct services may be available, though schedules change, so please check your own booking. India is roughly one and a half hours ahead of the UAE, so the clock change is small.
We ranked the journeys by how well they fit a long weekend, a full week, or a week with one extra Rajasthan city. Flights are not included. Visa and entry rules depend on your passport and change from time to time, so please check the current rules for your passport with the official Indian authorities before you book.
4-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Four days give you Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with one car and driver and a licensed guide in each city. Day one is a Delhi introduction with Humayun's Tomb, India Gate and Old Delhi. Day two is the drive to Agra and the Taj Mahal in the afternoon light. Day three goes to Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri, and the last morning is Amber Fort before the road back to Delhi.
It suits couples, friends and families who want all three cities with only a few days off work. It starts from $270 per person, two travellers sharing. The honest limit is that the Agra to Jaipur drive is roughly five hours and the final day ends with the drive to Delhi, so keep your flight home for the evening.
Best for: UAE residents with a long weekend or a few days of leave who want the classic route.
Worth knowing: The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, so a plan that touches a Friday changes the order of the days.
7-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Seven days cover Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with a quiet arrival day, a full Delhi day, the Taj Mahal at first light, Fatehpur Sikri on the way to Jaipur and a full Jaipur day. The two longest drives fall on separate days, at roughly three to four hours to Agra and five hours to Jaipur.
It suits travellers who can take a week and want each city to feel properly seen. It starts from $410 per person, two travellers sharing, with hotels arranged by category only. The honest limit is that the last day is a drive of roughly five to six hours back to Delhi, so plan your return flight with room to spare.
Best for: UAE residents who can take a working week or school break and want depth in each city.
Worth knowing: It needs a full week away, and the drives between cities still run roughly three to six hours.
Golden Triangle with Udaipur
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Udaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This journey runs Delhi, Agra and Jaipur by road, then a long drive of roughly six to seven hours to Udaipur, the lake city of white palaces. It has eight days in total, with two nights in Udaipur for the City Palace, Jagdish Temple and a boat on Lake Pichola.
It suits repeat visitors and travellers who want a holiday feel at the end, after the forts and tombs of the north. It starts from $460 per person, two travellers sharing. The honest limit is the Jaipur to Udaipur drive, which is the longest of the trip, and your flight home leaves from Udaipur, so check routes with your airline.
Best for: UAE residents with a week or more who want a lake city on top of the classic route.
Worth knowing: The Jaipur to Udaipur day is long, and flights are not included, so check your onward connections.
3-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 3 days / 2 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Three days link Delhi, Agra and Jaipur by road. Day one is the drive to Agra and an afternoon in the city, day two is the Taj Mahal at sunrise and then the road to Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri, and day three is Amber Fort and the City Palace before the drive back to Delhi.
It suits travellers who are comfortable in a car and have only a short window. It starts from $225 per person, two travellers sharing. The honest limit is that days two and three each include a long drive, so it is brisk.
Best for: UAE residents with a public holiday weekend who accept a quick pace.
Worth knowing: Fog can flatten a December or January sunrise, and an early flight home needs a different plan.
How to choose between these
- Choose four days if you have a long weekend and want an easier first day than the three-day plan.
- Choose seven days if you can take a week, because each city gets more room and the drives are spread out.
- Choose the Udaipur journey if you have more than a week or have seen the classic route before.
- Choose three days only if you are comfortable with two long drives close together.
- Tell us your dates early. The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, and public holidays in both countries can change when it is busy.
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